~Review~ Vincent (Vampires in America #8) by D.B. Reynolds

First,
I must confess that Vampires in America is one of my absolute all time favorite
vampire series. The world created by D.B Reynolds is as fresh as it is long
running. There is an emotional connection each and every book that not all
authors can create with such consistency. And let’s be clear - she does it well,
people!

Okay,
now on with the nitty gritty. Vincent: roguish, egotistical, charismatic and definitely
all kinds of alpha vamp. He has just found himself as a strategic move in an
ongoing game of power and political movement within his world.

Lana
Arnold has been hired to deliver messages: one to Vincent Kuxim, and the other
to a vamp that is considered a myth. With the acquired help of Vincent she sets
out to finish the job. Only it turns into a horrifying discovery of immoral and
unforgivable actions done by current Lord of Mexico. This discovery doesn’t sit
well with Vincent, and an unexpected mission ensues to help remedy and deliver
punishment on those who dare to abuse power and utterly forgo vampire law.

Action
packed and fast paced, Vincent was incredibly hard to put down. The palpable connection
and snarky, witty banter between Vincent and Lana gave me the smirky smile
throughout. OH! And we get a Cyn and Raphael fix too! A sexy couple, mysteries,
secrets revealed, and surprising revelations. What more could you ask for? I
loved it.

Sinaloa,
Mexico . . . haunting deserts, hot nights, and vampires, who’ve been there for
hundreds of years, watching from the shadows, playing their games, manipulating
humans, and surviving at any cost.

Vincent Kuxim, powerful and charismatic, was made vampire by an ambitious
leader looking for soldiers to pave his way to the rule of all Mexico. But more
than a century later, Vincent’s Sire is looking over his shoulder as Vincent
closes in for the kill, ready to claim the title Lord of Mexico for himself.

Lana Arnold is a bounty hunter, smart, beautiful, and determined to chart her
own future. So when the most powerful vampire lord in all of North America
enlists her help in tracking down a very old and elusive bloodsucker, Lana sees
nothing but opportunity. There’s only one catch. The client wants her to take
Vincent—a vampire she neither knows nor trusts—along on her hunt. Then again,
maybe it’s herself she doesn’t trust, because Vincent Kuxim is sex walking in a
pair of tight black jeans.

Thrown together by circumstance, Vincent and Lana soon find themselves battling
an evil they didn’t know existed in a fight that makes Vincent all the more
determined to destroy his Sire, seize Mexico for himself . . . and keep Lana by
his side forever.